macrumors 603

Actually, I'd just be happy for some of the existing useless toys (a couple of games, and the original demo that keeps a window oriented properly relative to the ground regardless of how you rotate the computer) to work on my MPB. It uses a different method of communicating with the sensors, so not surprisingly none of the older PowerBook apps work on it. And here I've finally got one to play with at home!

Only MBP compatible toy I've found so far is a little level for Dashboard, but oddly it's "level" is a little off to the left, so even that doesn't quite work properly.

macrumors 603

Doesn't matter--the SMS is VERY sensitive, and the display is attached to the computer as a whole, so if the app is twitchy enough, it can register almost any motion, certainly from as much of a tap as that guy is giving.

I'm not saying that it's not fake, but it could very easily be real if programmed properly.

macrumors 68040

Doesn't matter--the SMS is VERY sensitive, and the display is attached to the computer as a whole, so if the app is twitchy enough, it can register almost any motion, certainly from as much of a tap as that guy is giving.

I'm not saying that it's not fake, but it could very easily be real if programmed properly.

macrumors 604

Slightly off-topic, but does anyone know why none of the SMS demonstration apps floating about register no input from the SMS on the MBPs? I was looking forward to playing around (for, oh, maybe 2 minutes) with that SMS enabled game, but no dice.

macrumors 68040

Slightly off-topic, but does anyone know why none of the SMS demonstration apps floating about register no input from the SMS on the MBPs? I was looking forward to playing around (for, oh, maybe 2 minutes) with that SMS enabled game, but no dice.

macrumors 603

It's desktop manager with a hack to let you switch desktops using SMS.

Looks great, however, the comments to that post are less-than-flattering with most of the people going "how the hell do i get it to work?!"/"you think you're so cool not explaining it to us in layman terms.."...maybe scratch that off to user ignorance...how hard is it to cut and paste stuff, or to use gcc...

I'd love to get my hands on a MBP and try that out, except my favorite virtual desktop app is Virtue and not Desktop Manager.

MacRumors attracts a broad audience of both consumers and professionals interested in the latest technologies and products. We also boast an active community focused on purchasing decisions and technical aspects of the iPhone, iPod, iPad, and Mac platforms.